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  • Veteran ride

    Veteran ride

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    Says Colin: “I had a very full career in the Army and to me they are my second family. "This rideout will give me a chance to give something back and help the Army family. "At the moment I am doing this on my own but am on the lookout for a ‘man with a…

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  • Smooth Operator

    Smooth Operator

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    IF YOUR HEAD was turned by the new Norton Dominator featured in this issue there’s a good chance that you’ll be a fan of the original Norton twins too. Gary Thwaites won all seven UK 1300cc classic races in 2012 on a 1007cc Seeley fitted with JSMotorsport components There’s certainly a lot to love –…

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  • Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Show

    Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Show

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    STAFFORD always comes up trumps as the top classic event of the season, and this year was no exception. Sunshine on Saturday made for a great turn-out, and a vibrant autojumble à l’exterieur. Oh, and some old bikes found in a Cornish barn smashed the Bonhams’ auction record, netting £331,900. Traders too enjoyed a bumper…

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  • Custom classics in Coventry

    Custom classics in Coventry

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    YOU CAN’T PUT a price on ingenuity or expertise. Among the 150 or so hand-crafted motorcycles on display at Stoneleigh in April, some were pretty obviously assembled in a shed, at weekends through the winter, using trial and error methods on a tight budget. Other machines were no-expense-spared specials, constructed from scratch in fully equipped…

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  • Custom classics in Coventry

    Custom classics in Coventry

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    Among the 150 or so hand-crafted motorcycles on display at Stoneleigh in April, some were pretty obviously assembled in a shed, at weekends through the winter, using trial and error methods on a tight budget. Other machines were no-expense-spared specials, constructed from scratch in fully equipped workshops by top-line professionals to showcase their services. Yet…

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  • Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle show

    Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle show

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    Sunshine on Saturday made for a great turn-out, and a vibrant autojumble à l’exterieur. Oh, and some old bikes found in a Cornish barn smashed the Bonhams’ auction record, netting £331,900. Traders too enjoyed a bumper show, with some retailers reporting takings for Saturday which exceeded their expectations for both days combined. All in all,…

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  • SMOOTH OPERATOR

    SMOOTH OPERATOR

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    Gary Thwaites won all seven UK 1300cc classic races in 2012 on a 1007cc Seeley fitted with JSMotorsport components There’s certainly a lot to love – but if you’re pushing the performance then vibes will be a problem. After years of riding and racing and cracked, broken components, Jim Schmidt in the USA found that…

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  • Hello world!

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    Welcome to Mortons Sites. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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  • Chance to join charity end-to-end run for classic BMWs

    Chance to join charity end-to-end run for classic BMWs

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    A group of 32 members from the BMW Airhead Fellowship (Airhead e-zine) start an ‘end to end’ run from Land’s End to John O’Groats on July 4, and they’d be delighted if anyone wanted to join them for the whole or part of the run, which is set to be completed on July 10. The…

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  • Top honour for Manx maestro

    Top honour for Manx maestro

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    Racer John McGuinness receives this year’s Segrave award from RAC chairman, Tom Purves One of the most significant accolades in global motorsport, the trophy recognises ‘outstanding skill, courage and initiative’ to competitors who demonstrate the ‘spirit of adventure’. Its presentation to McGuinness honours the British rider’s contribution to motorcycle road and circuit racing. Read more…

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